Tacoma 2016

The all new Toyota Tacoma for 2016

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New look, new body, new engines, new transmissions and it’s about time. It’s just been 11 years since any big change. The truck I tested was a loaded double cab TRD Off-Road 4×4. The new 6 speed automatic replaces the 5-speed auto. A 3.5L V-6 with 278 horsepower and 265 torque, replaces the 4.0 L V-6 with 42 more horsepower now. New direct fuel injection and one port injector for 7 injectors on a V-6. Quieter cab, less road noise, doors and glass have improved seals. The new frame has more high strength steel.

New axles with Bilstein shocks as part of the TRD Off-Road package, makes it almost impossible to get stuck. With automatic limited slip, traction control and in low range a locking rear diff with multi- terrain select, will keep the rear axle going. Going down the mountain in 4×4, control is given by Crawl Control. Multi select, terrain select Crawl Control is speed adjustable for hill decent, located in the overhead console. Twist the knob for mud, snow, sand, rock, and mogul for truck skying. Hill-start assist holds the truck with the ABS until you move forward.

A comfortable truck with heated cloth seats, a smart phone charger pad to set your phone on, moon roof, auto headlights and more for a MSRP $37,610. Simple dash with usable knobs. Climb in and immediately you know to adjust climate and radio. Tilt and telescope steering wheel and push button start are my favorite features. Orange stitching on the seats match the inferno orange paint and dash trim. Bronco colors. Midsize truck so midsize composite bed that’s 3.5 ft between fenders, 5 ft long, a lifestyle truck to haul mid-size ATVs. Very usable 110 volt outlet is in the bed and second row seats, ready for tailgate parties. Inside the windshield has a GO Pro bracket if you want to record your off-road adventure.

Gen-Y Hitch heavy duty adjustable drawbar for today’s powerful trailering trucks: These steel adjustable, multi-ball, multi-height, pintle, or weight distributing hitch is the highest trailer rated hitch I’ve seen. The one I’m using from Gen-Y Hitch is rated for a 16,000 lb. trailer with a 2 inch shank. For Class V receiver, 2.5 inch shank, trailer rating goes up to 20,000 lbs. Their newest hitch is the Torsion Flex Hitch that isolates how your trailer bounces verses your truck for a smoother ride. Read the review….Weigh-Safe: Do you know your trailer tongue weight, asks the judge? On a bumper pull trailer, if you have too little tongue weight, the trailer can sway and be dangerous. If you have too much trailer tongue weight, your truck or SUV will squat excessively, aim your headlights to the stars and stress your trucks rear axle, brakes and suspension. What you need to know….

Stable Boy Aluminum Modular Horse Stalls for your RV Toy Hauler: You can haul ATV’s, motorcycles, snowmobiles & golf carts. So why not use a RV toy hauler to haul horses? Imagine a 5th wheel RV, walking up to the bedroom, STANDING around the bed. The full story…The Fuel Box and new Dual Fuel Box: for tools and extra fuel to stay on the road longer. I like good tools, a tool box and fuel tank company in California makes this quality combo all in the US. It’s called The Fuel Box by Zylstra. The fuel tank is separate from the tool box.... Read more…Hyndsight Vision Systems, The Review…. the versatile on board camera you’ve been waiting for. We tried it out backing to a trailer, monitoring horses inside the trailer and watching traffic behind the horse trailer. I’m a fan of wireless camera’s. About the most useful tool you can find. We like the backup cameras on the new trucks we review. But they don’t stay on, as soon as you go forward, they shut off. Hyndsight stays on The Review….Tuson Sway Control, ultimate trailer sway control for safer trailer towing. A module that controls sway on bumper pull trailers. It will actually steer the trailer left and right to keep the trailer towing straight. More

The Flip-Over Ball gooseneck hitch converts to a smooth bed in seconds. Just rotate the handle and Flip the ball over. In seconds you can have a level bed for all those jobs when an ordinary hitch ball is always in the way. More...

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25 to 50% longer tire life. Stop tire cupping, vibration and premature wear on those expensive truck, RV & trailer tires. Centramatic automatic wheel balancers have been saving money on tires for semi-trucks for over twenty years. Now you can automatically balance your tires, wheels, hub and rotors or drums while you drive. More

We decided to have our own towing test truck. Now we are going to keep the products on our own truck to be able to give a longer review and how things standup long term. Rest of the report

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